	San Pedro Elks Lodge No. 966

Tennis

Please follow Rule # 13 very CAREFULLY.
Our courts have just been resurfaced and shoes that were OK, before make marks on the new courts.

Tennis Court Rules And Hours

1. All persons desiring to play tennis must present proof of eligibility for Court privileges and or pay appropriate guest fees to designated B.P.O.E. #966 employee.

2. Members of B.P.O.E. #966, their spouses, children and grandchildren (ages 15 to 20 years) are permitted free use of B.P.O.E. #966 tennis courts subject to other Tennis Court Rules.

3. Individuals other than described above must pay guest fee for use of courts.

4. During the hours that the B.P.O.E. #966 Pool Attendant is on duty, all persons desiring to play tennis must present Pool Attendant with proof of eligibility for free use of courts or pay appropriate guest fee. During hours that the B.P.O.E. #966 Pool Attendant is not on duty, identical procedures are to be followed except that proof of eligibility or guest fee are to be presented to or paid to front desk employee.

5. Proof of eligibility of Tennis Court privileges will be B.P.O.E. #966 membership cards or “Pool” card.

6. Senior family members are defined as any eligible family member aged 21 and older

7. Junior family members are defined as any eligible family member aged 20 and younger.

8. B.P.O.E. #966 member’s children and grand-children aged 21 and older are not eligible for court privileges except as paying guests when accompanied by a person eligible for court privileges.

9. Members of other Elk Lodges, their families, non-members of Elk Lodges and their families are not eligible for court privileges except as paying guests when accompanied by a person eligible for court privileges.

10. Senior family members, wishing to play when all courts are occupied, have priority. Junior family members will be permitted either to finish their set or to rally for ten (10) additional minutes, whichever occurs first, before relinquishing court privileges to senior family members.

11. Junior members playing with senior family members have equal priority as senior family members.

12. Junior members have equal privileges as senior family members when vacant courts are available between the hour of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. with the exception of rule No. 11.

13. Appropriate tennis attire, including non-marking athletic shoes is required.

14. Hours of operation are Tuesday thru Sunday 8:15am - 10:00pm and Monday 8:15am - 8:00pm

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On-Court Rules*

Take this onto the court for reference!

	If you have any doubts as to whether a ball is out or good, you must give your opponent the benefit of the doubt and play the ball as good. You should not play a let.
	It is your obligation to call all balls on your side to help your opponent make calls when the opponent requests it, and to call against yourself (with the exception of a first service) any ball that you clearly see out on your opponent’s side of the net.
	Any “out” or “let” must be made instantaneously (i.e. made before either an opponent has hit the return or the return has gone out of play) otherwise, the ball continues in play.
	Do not enlist the aid of spectators in making line calls.
	If you call a ball out and then realize it was good, you should correct your call.
	To avoid controversy over the score, the Server should announce the set score (e.g. 5-4) before starting a game and the game score (e.g. thirty-forty) prior to serving each point.
	If players cannot agree on the score, they may go back to the last score on which there was agreement and resume play from that point or they may spin a racket.
	Foot faults are not allowed. If an opponent persists in foot faulting after being warned no to do so, the Referee should be informed.
	Do not stall, sulk, complain, or practice gamesmanship.
	Wait until the players on another court have completed a point before retrieving or returning a ball.